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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Firdaus complain about Bayoumi?
(a) He did not find her work.
(b) He deprived her of food.
(c) He made her wear pants.
(d) He beat her.

2. What job did Firdaus obtain after many years of abuse?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Social worker.
(d) Drug dealer.

3. What is El Saadawi's impression of prison?
(a) Boring.
(b) Scary.
(c) Gloomy.
(d) Happy.

4. What did Firdaus' uncle give her when she graduated?
(a) A dress.
(b) A watch.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A ring.

5. What did her uncle tell Firdaus is a sin in Chapter 2?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Murder and greed.
(c) Lying.
(d) Kissing and nudity.

6. In Chapter 2, what did Firdaus promise her cousin?
(a) To be her bridesmaid.
(b) She would return.
(c) To lend her a dress.
(d) To marry him.

7. How did Firdaus treat her studies at school?
(a) She hardly studied.
(b) She skipped classes.
(c) She treated school like a joke.
(d) She studied hard.

8. Why does the doctor in Chapter 1 want to change Firdaus' sentence?
(a) She tried to stab him.
(b) She escapes.
(c) She has gentle eyes.
(d) She writes a book.

9. What women will El Saadawi meet in the prison?
(a) Only women who murder.
(b) Those who are drug users.
(c) Women who steal.
(d) Those who suffer mental illness.

10. Whose house does Firdaus run to when she becomes afraid of Sheikh Mahmoud?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her friend.

11. Where did Firdaus' uncle take her after she graduated?
(a) Paris.
(b) A concert.
(c) The movies.
(d) The theater.

12. What does the doctor want Firdus' sentence reduced to in Chapter 1?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) Death.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 6 months.

13. What games did Firdaus play with Mohammadain in in the field?
(a) Hide and Go Seek.
(b) Tag.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Bride and Bridegroom.

14. Who interrupted Firdaus' packing in Chapter 2?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Wafeya.
(c) Hala.
(d) Her mother.

15. Why is Firdaus unlike other inmates?
(a) She refuses to see people.
(b) She refuses to eat.
(c) She does not wear handcuffs.
(d) She is innocent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does El Saadawi feel when she meets Firdaus for the first time?

2. What did Sheikh Mahmoud beat Firdaus with the time she ran to the streets?

3. Where did Bayoumi insist Firdaus sleeps in the winter?

4. What does the warden believe about Firdaus?

5. How does Firdaus feel about her "unknown journey" in Chapter 2?

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